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CVE-2026-44810

CVE-2026-44810 is a critical severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 54%. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 5 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.

Risk summary

Critical
9.8
CVSS
54%
EPSS, 30 days
Critical
Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 54%. CVSS 9.8 (Critical).

This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2026-44810

This is a Cryptographic Services elevation of privilege flaw carrying a Critical rating with a CVSS score of 9.8, which is unusually high for a privilege escalation bug and suggests a low complexity path to full compromise. It affects Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2025 Server Core installations, so domain controllers and hardened core servers running crypto-dependent services are directly in scope. With a 48 percent EPSS probability and no CISA KEV listing yet, this is a strong candidate for near-term exploitation before it appears on any confirmed-exploited list.

Do this: Apply the current Microsoft patch to all affected Windows Server 2022 and Server 2025 systems, prioritizing Server Core hosts and any servers running cryptographic or certificate services.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-21. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

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Patch this cycle
Not confirmed exploited yet, but the 30-day exploit probability is high (EPSS 54%).
Fixed by KB5093998 and 4 more (by build, listed below). Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or deploy via Windows Update, Intune, or WSUS.
Do this now: Patch in this maintenance window; do not let it slip to the next one.

Official patch(es) for CVE-2026-44810

High priority: EPSS puts the odds of near-term exploitation high. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5093998, KB5094125, KB5094126, KB5094128, KB5095051 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.

Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2026-44810. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.

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